{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 174.103","heading":"SINGLE BARGAINING AGENT FOR FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the fire and police departments of a political subdivision are separate collective bargaining units under this chapter.\n(b) Associations that represent employees in the fire and police departments of a political subdivision may voluntarily join together for collective bargaining with the public employer.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 174. FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.174.htm#174.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0660a65d33a88673c1d7a2e580dd0988108dae6c3b81841af01567b63e162881","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-174.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}